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MY FAMILY IN CHINA 1878 ? 2020

at

The Wharf

Tavistock

Monday 2nd of February 2026

14:00

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MY FAMILY IN CHINA 1878 ? 2020

Event Type

Genre : Other

Description

PETER BRINSDEN: Returning to speak to us yet again, Peter is a retired Consultant Gynaecologist and Specialist in Reproductive Medicine. He served as a RN surgeon for 20 years, retiring from the Navy in 1982.

TALK: Peter?s family first went to China in 1980?s as American Presbyterian Missionaries where they served until the 1930?s. Peter was born in Peking (now Beijing) in 1940, the fourth generation to be born in China. Peter has visited China since then on many occasions in the last 30 years t conferences and as a lecturer. He holds four Honorary or Visiting Professorships in China and has le three international groups of Fellows of his Royal College on tours of China. In this talk Peter describes the China of the past, as seen through the eyes of his family, up to the present day. The lecture is heavily illustrated with archive and recent pictures.

Tavistock Wharf

Venue Type

Performance Arts Theatre

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Description

Live rock, folk, classical and blues music, cinema, theatre, live satellite broadcast event screenings and more!

Coffee Shop Open
Monday - Saturday 10am - 16:30

Licensed Bar
Films: Open for an hour before the film starts, closed thereafter

Live events: Opens one hour before the show starts
Monday – Wednesday: Licensed to 11pm
Thursday – Saturday: Licensed to 1am
Sunday: Licensed to 10:30pm

Canal Road,

Tavistock,

Devon,

England,

PL19 8AT.


01822 611166

Alcohol ServedCoffee ServedTea Served

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